BrianKrebsInformation wants to be freemium.
Would you believe this phrase originated in 1984?
How times change.
Alun Jones@briankrebs Thanks to the various Open Source movements, people have heard it in the sense of "Information Wants to be Free" - as in freedom, not as in price, because once freed, information remains that way.
I always used to argue that this same approach can be used to argue that Stallman's windows want to be broken.
I always used to argue that this same approach can be used to argue that Stallman's windows want to be broken.
Antiroo 🔞@ftp_alun @briankrebs
The word for 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 in latin is 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟, the same word for 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑.
The word for 𝑎𝑡 𝑛𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 is 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠. Free always meant at no cost, it wasnt until the mid 1800s that it quickly replaced the word liberated, during the time of the abolition movement. I am not sure of the connection between these events, but it wouldn't be surprising if it were a type of marketing new speak meant to equate liberty and buying....
The word for 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 in latin is 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟, the same word for 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑.
The word for 𝑎𝑡 𝑛𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 is 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠. Free always meant at no cost, it wasnt until the mid 1800s that it quickly replaced the word liberated, during the time of the abolition movement. I am not sure of the connection between these events, but it wouldn't be surprising if it were a type of marketing new speak meant to equate liberty and buying....